he is a glutton for work

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• glutton for punishment — A person who seems excessively eager to seek and perform strenuous or unpleasant work, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑glutton …   Useful english dictionary

• glutton — [glut′ n] n. [ME glotoun < OFr gloton < L gluto, glutto < glutire, gluttire, to devour, akin to gula, GULLET] 1. a person who greedily eats too much 2. a person with a great capacity for something [a glutton for work] 3. [transl. of Ger… …   English World dictionary

• glutton — glutton1 /glut n/, n. 1. a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously. 2. a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work; a glutton for punishment. [1175 1225; ME glutun < OF glouton < L glutton… …   Universalium

• glutton — n. 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 (often foll. by for) colloq. a person insatiably eager (a glutton for work). 3 a voracious animal Gulo gulo, of the weasel family. Also called WOLVERINE. Phrases and idioms: a glutton for punishment a person… …   Useful english dictionary

• glutton — glut•ton [[t]ˈglʌt n[/t]] n. 1) a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously 2) a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something: a glutton for work[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225; < OF glouton < L gluttōnem, acc.… …   From formal English to slang

• glutton — [[t]glʌ̱t(ə)n[/t]] gluttons 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are a glutton. I can t control my eating. It s hard when people don t understand and call you a glutton. 2) N COUNT: N… …   English dictionary

• glutton — I. /ˈglʌtn / (say glutn) noun 1. someone who eats to excess; a gormandiser. 2. someone who indulges in something excessively. –phrase 3. a glutton for, someone who accepts an inordinate amount of (something specified which is generally considered …  

• glutton — glut·ton || glÊŒtn n. overeater, one who eats and drinks to excess; one who has an insatiable appetite (for work, money, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Aristotle — /ar euh stot l/, n. 384 322 B.C., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great. * * * born 384, Stagira died 322 BC, Chalcis Greek philosopher and scientist whose thought determined the course of Western intellectual history… …   Universalium